Mastering Push Buttons with WLED: A Step-by-Step Guide

Welcome to my channel! In this video, I'll walk you through the process of integrating push buttons with WLED to control your LED setups with ease. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced DIY enthusiast, this step-by-step guide will help you master the use of push buttons with WLED.

What You'll Learn:

Introduction to WLED and its capabilities with push buttons.
The required hardware and software for the setup.
Wiring and connecting push buttons to your WLED controller.
Configuring WLED for push button control.

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Tools & Materials:

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Momentary Button

LED Strip

USB A Pigtail

Iniu Power Supply

Soldering Iron

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[ivangutowski]

I did not know buttons had default controls, that's incredible, button 1 does exactly what I wanted, thank you sooo much !

[TwoBlackRings]

Fantastic video. Here is an extension to the API toggle command that I found useful: If you want to toggle to a specific color, you can use RGB values in the command. For example, if you want it to toggle red, the line is win&T=3&R=255&G=0&B=0

[RND-USA]

Fantastic video! Thank you so much for making it and breaking down the code meanings … you saved me from a lot of headaches just now. 😂

[Mattdad]

Just started playing with wled/esp32 and your presentation is the best I’ve come across so far. Liked and subscribed…..and downloaded for future reference…..

[VinceCutting]

Very cool. Love learning new WLED abilities. Need to get me some buttons and play with this now!

[TownshendChristmasLights]

Great video. I'm wanting to program to momentarily light up individuall electronic drums. I have them installed and using wled. I was hoping to use the piezos used for sound to trigger the lights. Hi do I trigger multiple pins?

[Xavier_Everwhere]

Thanx, I was Searching for this video all along

[PYROWORKSTV]

Is there a way to override the current preset with a different preset as long as the button is pushed?

[clellbritt]

I've been following Dr. ZZZ for sometime and he has yet to explain this. thanks for going over it. I am looking to create some custom car light effects and wasn't sure how the buttons would work. I do have 1 question: How does the ESP32 handle power on/off? Will I just be frying boards if I had the setup wired to the ignition and not directly to the battery? Great tutorial and explanation.

[GameTruckSanMarcos]

I noticed you are using a breadboard jumper for a data w a wagu connector. Do you find that combination to give a reliable data signal? I'm not sure if my setup in wled is causing a "glitching" or "spasm" kind of behavior or if my data pin connection is lacking

[tsilikasp]

Fantastic!! Is it possible to control virtually those buttons using a smart switch on the wall?

[Theguyiron]

Thank u sooo much i have the best idea....

[Solipsfilm]

Awesome, thanks for the video! I want to do something similar with a light switch in my house (6 meters away from the esp32 module) would this method work with a longer cable running to the switch you think?

[johnmcclung]

Awesome! Is it possible to program this to do something like a turn signal with an underglow? For example, if I use my left or right turn signals, make just a certain section and color flash with the cars signal. Thank you for the video.

[Basnak]

hi, nice video, can i have a question how can i afford to control independently 2 segments of led strip with 2 push butons-brightness only what API command write to segment preset?

[ExcitingCreations]

Excellent video and really helpful, keep it up! I have a question. I'd like to use a push button to control some SK6812 for desk backlight. Thanks to this video I can easily use the button to also toggle the leds on/off, I am trying to decide whether to also add a toggle switch that handles power for both the leds and the board. Should I just use a single button and keep the board running 24/7?

[tweebs]

Light-switch dimmer functionality? I've been trying to use WLED for the control of a single white LED driven with PWM and a MOSFET. Ideally, I'd like two buttons, high and low. Touch the high button (with light off) and the light comes on at 100% brightness, hold the high button and it dims from 100% to 0% in about 3 seconds, depending on when you release the button. Touch the low button (with the light off) and the light comes on at 2% brightness, hold the high button and it increases from 2% to 100% depending on when you release the button. Short press (0.5s) either high or low when the LED is on, toggles it off. Hold either high/low (with light on) and the light will dim/brighten until released. Most dimmer I have work similarly and you have to turn it on full or to the last unknown setting before dimming it, but sometime I don't want 100% first thing in the dark morning. I have a lot of ESP based dimmers running Tasmota but couldn't figure out a way to provide this functionality. I think this might be possible with API commands but haven't figure it out. Using a ESP32 with Touch buttons seems to work well enough, no need for physical buttons. Maybe overkill to use WLED but I use it for all other LED projects. Thanks for the video.

[PavelnePavel]

Добрый день. Подскажите, пожалуйста, а можно ли создавать условия для пресетов? Например, если нажата кнопка 1, включить один пресет, если кнопка не нажата - включить другой пресет. Спасибо

[FVA]

Hello. I really want to make room lighting. Can I stop the effect? ​​I want to turn on the light and see the effect of rushing fire and play of colors and then I want the whole strip to turn on in one color and light up my room. Maybe you can help me with something, I will be very grateful! Thank you!

[Wolves_Hero]

I think good idea button 3 level brightness white & other button for RGB thing for bed side lamp 3D printer.
Bit hard setup make 3 level brightness off > 1 > 2 > 3 > off > 1 > 2 > 3 like my bed side lamp.
I got crappy bed side lamps with 3 level brightness don't have RGB effects.